Archive
27 Nov

Paper dreams: the shift to recycled paper

In May 2008 Indigo Books & Music Inc., Canada’s largest magazine seller, published its Ancient Forest Friendly Paper Policy, which outlines a timeline for magazine and book vendors to introduce […]

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24 Nov

Dead, Schmead: An exciting time to be a journalist

Erin Rosa, a freelancer based in Colorado, recently wrote this article for the Columbia Journalism Review. In it, Rosa managed to salvage some of the spirit that still remains in […]

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5 Nov

The Future of Journalism in your living room!

On Nov. 6 from 7- 8:30 p.m. EST the Christian Science Monitor is hosting a live webcast to discuss the future of journalism. Video and audio links for the conversation- […]

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24 Oct

Video, and audio, and podcasts, oh my

The undergraduate broadcast students at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ont. have some podcasts to share, as well as links to articles of various interests on their website, The Pioneer.There’s also […]

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24 Oct

Old enough to be John McCain’s dad

A story in the Globe and Mail, recounts a celebration of The Ubyssey’s 90th year in publication. Notable past contributors include: Earle Birney, Pierre Burton, Morley Safer. And yes, there […]

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17 Oct

Sports writer Browne pitches and tells

Tyler Kalmakoff, a writer at The Omega, Thomson Rivers University’s student paper, interviewed Boston Red Sox writer Ian Browne in the Oct. 15 issue.Here’s Browne’s answers to 21 questions about […]

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14 Oct

Election night, on deadline

Students taking an introductory reporting course at the University of King’s College in Halifax will be reporting the election live-to-deadline tonight. Check out their website, which also includes riding-by-riding coverage […]

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10 Oct

Desperately seeking scabs

In the face of a possible employee strike at the Montreal Gazette, Canwest News Service has approached journalism students from Concordia University and offered them work on a temporary basis, […]

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8 Oct

Joining the CAJ

The Canadian Association of Journalists- an advocacy and education group representing some 1,500 journalists- is offering a special October rate for students. The $20 charge includes, in their words: -cheap […]

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1 Oct

Why education is election issue No. 1

Arati Sharma, a student at McMaster University, wrote this column in the Hamilton Spectator about education as the top issue in the federal election. She argues that higher education is […]

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